Formula 1 has revealed some details of how ballast could replace grid penalties, if the sport opts to go down that path in the future. Currently all power unit penalties are served as grid drops, meaning a driver usually starts several places lower than they qualify, with the exact number of places dropped tied to the severity of the component change. This can create a mixed up grid, with frontrunners starting at the back and having to battle their way through the field. However such is the current power unit situation that a race weekend rarely goes by without at least one or often several penalties handed out, particularly towards the end of the season. It's been proposed that...
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